Bristol City vs Norwich City prediction and preview

Bristol City vs Norwich City

Championship · Saturday 7 November 2026, 12:30 UTC · Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol

Bristol City · Norwich City · Championship predictions

The Championship fixture between Bristol City and Norwich City is scheduled for Saturday 7 November 2026 at 12:30 UTC at Ashton Gate Stadium in Bristol. Bristol City are 15th in the table with 18 points from 13, while Norwich City are 12th in the table with 18 points from 14.

Bristol City have collected 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats from their last 5 league games; Norwich City have 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats over the same stretch. Over their last 6, Bristol City have scored 0.8 and conceded 0.8 goals per game, with 1 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 2. Norwich City average 1.8 scored and 1.2 conceded across their last 6, with 1 clean sheet.

The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: Bristol City won 4, 1 game was drawn and Norwich City won 5. Those games averaged 2.6 goals, 4 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 5. The most recent meeting, on 18 Apr 2026, ended Bristol City 2-4 Norwich City.

Bristol City are without Noah Eile (injury). Norwich City are without Pelle Mattsson (injury), Mirko Topic (injury) and Papa Amadou Diallo (injury). Pelle Mattsson and Mirko Topic have featured heavily in recent matches. Lewis Smith is the appointed referee. Across 67 earlier matches in our data the average is 3.8 yellow cards per game and 0.2 penalties per game, and home sides won 54% of those games.

Bookmaker prices point to an evenly balanced contest. Probabilities describe uncertainty; they are not guarantees.